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The good shepherd: remedying the fencing syndrome
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Monique Salomon --- Farmer Support Group, South Africa Clement Cupido --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, c/o Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Igshaan Samuels --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, c/o Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South AfricaIn this paper the use of fenced grazing camps to manage the rangeland commons is challenged. A historical perspective is presented on fencing and rotational grazing in South Africa. Two case studies in KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Cape illustrate the... -
Herding and timing abilities: are both possible?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Mercedes Alda --- Faculty of Economics and Business, SpainWe examine the existence of herding by institutional investors, analysing whether herding measures are affected in a mixed scenario, where certain skilled managers can develop timing abilities, and others herd. Studying a sample of Spanish pension funds investing in European... -
The herding behaviour and announcement of insider transfer trading: A study in Taiwan
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Fu Shuen Shie --- Department of Finance, Taiwan Chiao Yi Chang --- Department of Insurance and Finance, TaiwanThe present paper examines the influence of herding behaviour on the market response to insider transfer trades under different levels of ownership concentration. The results show that the three-day waiting period for executing insider transfer trades that is uniquely required... -
The impacts of season and livestock management strategy on the quality of diets selected by goats and sheep in the semi-arid rangelands of Namaqualand, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Francuois L Müller --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production, South Africa M Igshaan Samuels --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Clement F Cupido --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production, South Africa Melvin BV Swarts --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production, South Africa Nefza M Amary --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Dawood Hattas --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Craig Morris --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production, South Africa Lilburne F Cyster --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa J Stephen Boatwright --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South AfricaAccess to good-quality forages is one of the major limitations to livestock production in semi-arid pastoral systems. This study aimed to determine whether there are differences in the nutritional quality of diets selected by herded and free-ranging goat and sheep... -
Wednesdays obtain herd immunity? Examining the effect of the day of the week on the NSE sectoral market during COVID-19
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Udayan Karnatak --- , Chirag Malik --- ,A modified CSAD model is utilised in this research to detect herding in the developing market prior to and during the COVID-19 epidemic. From July 2019 through June 2021, we evaluate the outcomes of the NSE's twelve sectoral indices. We... -
Kraals or bomas increase soil carbon and fertility across several biomes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Mia Momberg --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Anna Jean Haw --- , Kenya Perushan Rajah --- , South Africa Jacques van Rooyen --- , Kenya Heidi-Jayne Hawkins --- , South AfricaKnowledge about how pastoralism and kraaling may contribute to desired global objectives, such as soil fertility, is in danger of being lost. We tested whether short duration kraaling increases soil fertility across various biomes and countries via a meta-analysis (random... -
Daily herd movements across the wet and dry season in the semi-arid communal rangelands of Namaqualand, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: MH Tapela --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, South Africa MI Samuels --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, South Africa CF Cupido --- ARC–Animal Production (Range and Forage Sciences), South Africa A Finca --- ARC–Animal Production (Range and Forage Sciences), South Africa TC Zondani --- ARC–Animal Production (Range and Forage Sciences), South Africa A Engelbrecht --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThe role of indigenous grazing management practices in sustainable natural resource use has been widely identified and recognised in the literature. However, the grazing management practices of Nama pastoralists in the semi-arid regions in Namaqualand in South Africa have not...